Architectural Rendering : The Techniques of Contemporary Presentation

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Architectural Rendering : The Techniques of Contemporary Presentation
Albert O. Halse
Manufacturer: McGraw-Hill
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ASIN: B000MZ8D6Q

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Architectural Rendering: The Techniques of Contemporary Presentations
Albert O. Halse
Manufacturer: Mcgraw-Hill
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ASIN: 0070256292

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Architectural Rendering. the Techniques of Contemporary Presentation
Albert O. Halse
Manufacturer: McGraw-Hill
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Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000Q62V14

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The appeal of New Guinea's art lies in the people's extraordinary resourcefulness and creativity. For centuries, they have made objects in order to communicate with the spirit world. Many pieces, based on myths and ancient religious themes, stand in comparison with the world's great sculptural masterpieces. Some were made in response to health, fertility or rites of passage, others signified individual stature in a village, invoked the end of a mourning ritual or warded off evil and sickness. Everyday objects were just as carefully crafted, including house posts, dishes, canoes or shields. The range of media reflects the natural resources available to the New Guinean: shell, rock, feathers, bone, wood, bark, cloth, sago-leaf, nuts and seeds, human hair, and brilliant colors from natural pigments. Although these objects were never intended to last beyond their immediate function, they have in fact survived for hundreds, sometimes thousands, of years.

This elegant two-volume publication depicts the art of New Guinea in richer detail than ever before. It is a detailed and broad-based survey, drawn from the Jolika Collection of John and Marcia Friede, the world's foremost private collection. Volume I contains the lavish selection of magnificent color plates. Volume II features three essays by noted scholars and an extensive, illustrated catalogue section by John Friede.

Publication will coincide with the reopening in the fall 2005 of the newly renovated de Young museum in San Francisco, an institution with a strong commitment to the arts of the South Pacific. With John and Marcia Friede's generous gift of the collection, the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco will become the country's leading center for the study and preservation of New Guinea's art.

Customer Reviews:

In New Guinea Art-The Book to Grab if Your Long House is Burning Down.......2006-04-17

I really dislike cliches, but they are often appropriate. Truly, this is one of the two or three books to buy on the subject of New Guinea art, to grab, if you treasure this topic and need to select a few titles when the proverbial house is burning.

I have know the Friede's since 1971, and I am also a dealer of Oceanic art and I have sold art to them, so I can be accused immediately of writing about a friend's publication and in a field that we both do business in. Nevertheless, I felt compelled to support a work that has been seriously developed over many years and has come to fruition in this publication, along with an extensive exhibition of this art at the new museum building at the De Young Museum in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park. The Friede's have never asked me nor suggested that I write a review.

It is important for the readers of this publication to try to see the art physically on display, as photographs are still two dimensional and this art is particularly three dimensional. The box set of this collection is comprehensive and should give the reader a better understanding of what New Guinea art is about and the tremendous range of styles that exist in such close roximity. It is supported by fine photographs of some of the most important New Guinea art ever collected, certainly the most important body of work formed in a private collection at present. The Jolika collection does emphasize the Friede's own personal taste as well as define what New Guinea art is. It can be said that in most cases they collected what appears to be the most archaic forms of New Guinea art as well as some of the more important iconographic forms. This is a plaudit not a criticism, since we learn more about all Tribal art forms from the earlier pieces that suffered less from contact from the outside world than those pieces that show more recent evidence of acculturation. This is one of the major reasons to buy these books; nowhere are there so many high quality early pieces illustrated on New Guinea art than here.

The Jolika collection publication features fine photography and amazing text to support more precise geographical locations and additional information about the use of the objects and a valuable sampling of carbon analysis which produced a range for dating the time of manufacture for these objects, not previously scientifically proven.

At times, I felt I needed to turn the object a quarter turn here or there to see more or to emphasize something I wanted to view. This is probably more to do with my "tweaking" personality than a fault of the photography and this is why I urge the buyers and readers of this book set to buy a ticket to San Francisco to see the objects first hand on view.

This boxed set of two books are a bargain at current Amazon pricing.

Immaculate Presentation.......2006-03-04

Lived up to my expectations. Thoughtfully collated and beautifully presented. Extensive information provided on every item. Free map as well.

Stunning.......2006-02-02

This is an extraordinary combination of large closeup photos of 598 artifacts and descriptions of their origins (time/place) and significance in the varied cultures of New Guinea island in the South Pacific. The photos are extremely sharp -- you can almost smell the objects, which date from prehistoric to 20th century. I lived in Papua New Guinea for 15 years but thought I didn't have time for all of this information right now. I couldn't put the books down. Generally, the objects are presented from province to province in Papua New Guinea (eastern half of the island) and in West Papua (province of Indonesia). A separate map helps you find the various source places.

100 Masterpieces of Australian Landscape Painting

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100 Masterpieces of Australian Landscape Painting

Manufacturer: John Currey, O'Neil Publishers Pty Ltd
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Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: 0859021440

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100 masterpieces of Australian landscape painting
William Splatt , and Barbara Burton
Manufacturer: Rigby
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0727005278

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100 Masterpieces of Australian Painting

Manufacturer: Rigby
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ASIN: B000HCZQ64

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100 masterpieces of Australian painting
William Splatt
Manufacturer: C. O'Neil
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Binding: Unknown Binding

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ASIN: 0859022161

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100 Masterpieces of Australian Painting.
BARBARA BURTON
Manufacturer: See notes
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Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000RQ311M

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Australian art masterpieces

Manufacturer: Distributed by Gordon and Gotch
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Binding: Unknown Binding

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ASIN: 0859020355

Masterpieces of Australian bark painting

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Masterpieces of Australian bark painting
Edward Lehman Ruhe
Manufacturer: University Art Gallery
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Masterpieces of Australian Painting
Martin Terry
Manufacturer: Harpercollins
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0858358042

Masterpieces of Australian painting (Australian art library)

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Masterpieces of Australian painting (Australian art library)
James Gleeson
Manufacturer: Lansdowne
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ASIN: 0701800003

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Can we abolish global poverty? Should we do away with foreign aid? Is the United Nations redundant? Why should I bother? Can I help? Mike Edwards offers timely answers to issues that have been propelled to center stage.

Future Positive offers a comprehensive and authorative rethink of an international system facing a period of unprecedented change. In a world of global markets, eroding state sovereignty, expanding citizen action and uncertainty about fundamental truths, what is the best was to tackle problems of global poverty and voilence?

Michael Edwards charts a "new path" between heavy-handed intervention and complete laissez-faire. Covering an enormous amount of ground in clear, lively and non-technical terms, Future Positive explains how the international system operates, the pressures it faces, and the changes it must undergo, and offers concrete new ideas to re-frame international relations and foreign aid.

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exactly what we need after Sepember 11th.......2002-01-08

... Make no mistake, this is a rigorous treatment of the international cooperation debate, packed with detailed evidence that is all footnoted at the end. At times this makes for some heavy reading, but it is worth it, since the evidence and the argument all hang together to illumine what has gone wrong in the world since 1945 and what we can do about it. Yes, this does mean "re-balancing the competitive and co-operative rationalities that motivate each one of us" (from the Preface), but in the aftermath of September 11th you would have to be crazy not to understand the importance of global cooperation in addressing threats like terrorism, pollution and poverty. What Edwards shows, better to my mind than any other recent book I've read, is how the original ideals of "international community" after World War II were corrupted into a system of threats and bribes that can never be effective in eliciting real cooperation between countries. Some of his prescriptions for correcting this situation may sound idealistic, but better this than the emptiness and cynicism of much current political debate. Especially since September 11th, I do believe that the world is heading in the direction of a "Future Positive", and this book is a pretty good roadmap to help us along the way.

Paving the road to (economic) Hell.......2001-12-29

If good intentions were all that is required for an author, Michael Edwards would be a giant among policy writers. Unfortunately, having one's heart in the right place is not enough. Consider this passage on page 144:

"Does basketball player Michael Jordan have to earn 31,000 times more for advertising Nike sports shoes than the workers who produce them, despite the fact that should wages be doubled the cost of production would still fall below $1 a pair?... Inequalities [such as this] result from political decisions
about the distribution of gains arising from economic activity."

This statement betrays a profound ignorance of how markets work. Michael Jordan earns 31,000 times more than the factory workers, not as a result of any "political decision," but because there are apparently many people for whom $1.75 a day is preferable to unemployment or life in a poor rural village. On the other hand, there is only one Michael Jordan and Nike believes only an athlete of his caliber should represent its product. If Nike had to settle for a lesser player as spokesperson and sold fewer shoes as a result, at least some of the workers in the shoe factory would lose their jobs. So while it may seem frivolous or even outrageous that someone who throws a ball through a hoop earns thousands of times more than people who provide a basic necessity like shoes, the shoemakers themselves and those who care about their wellbeing should be happy Nike can afford to hire Michael Jordan.

This preachy litany of cliches, half-truths, and unsubstantiated assertions about evils of competition and laissez-faire is nothing more than warmed-over Fabian socialism. It didn't work in the 19th century. It won't work in the 21st either.

Paving the road to (economic) Hell.......2001-12-29

Inspiring, practical, instructive for mind heart and soul..........2000-11-18

After over a decade of dealing with international co-operation in various capacities, in different locations and on many sides of the equation, this is the first time that I find a book that actually translates my experiences in a way that helps me deeply understand the reasons behind my successes and failures.

Would like to highly recomend this book to anyone who has lost faith in international co-operation, or who is looking for a compass to guide them through the complexities of such an art.

Insightful, inspiring, informed, committed, refreshing and very useful are some of the adjectives that come to me as I write this.

Happy reading

Future Positive: A reason for Amazon to add a sixth star!.......2000-07-22

Future Positive: A reason for Amazon to add a sixth star!

Future Positive does an outstanding job of summarizing the state of international development today, what brought us to this point, and a concrete roadmap for positive change in the future.

The author, Michael Edwards, hits the nail on the head again and again with insightful analysis of past events and creative, yet firmly rooted, stategies for the future.

I urge anyone that is interesting in the future of our world to read this book. It is what I call "International Development 101" for those seeking to understand the field. For those working in the field of International Development this is a must read.

I have made it required reading at our organization for all staff members and for every volunteer that goes to the field with our program.

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This digital document is an article from Finance & Development, published by International Monetary Fund on September 1, 2001. The length of the article is 698 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Future Positive.(international co-operation analysis)(Review)
Author: Gregory Dahl
Publication: Finance & Development (Magazine/Journal)
Date: September 1, 2001
Publisher: International Monetary Fund
Volume: 38 Issue: 3 Page: 58

Article Type: Book Review

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Outdated.......1999-07-08

This book was a big disappointment. In very short words the book is a plug for the author's company. But even if you can live with that, the outdated material is not very valuable. My recommendation is for the authors to update the book as much of the cyberlandscape has changed in these few short years. On a positive note, the business models presented are informative. The writing style is not very clear or structured, and in 2 chapters I found more than 2 mistakes. The figures are very primitive and don't add much to the already scant information. It is a shame as I would have loved for this book to work for me. The information the book has to offer can be found free on the Internet and it is more timely.

The evolution of money and its effect on your business.......1998-01-22

In the brave new world of Electronic Commerce money or the concept of medium of exchange is morphing. This book lays the ground work for understanding the technology and issues of transacting on-line. Encryption, authentication, smart cards and general security issues are discussed in sufficient detail to grasp the concepts. A must read for all company owners and managers contemplating the era of digital money and preparing for the future.

A Good Starting Point.......1996-12-31

Although not extremely thorough or insightful,the authors paint a clear landscape of the changing role of money in the new digital economy. Touching on several related products such as smartcards and encryption, they give the reader a solid footing in these new technolgoies

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Making etiquette blunders can be costly to a career. Whether it is a networking situation, a sales call, working with clients, or within an office environment, these blunders can be avoided. This 45 minute tape identifies the top 21 etiquette gaffes and how not to make them. Here's a partial list:

*Forgetting a name when introduced or not knowing proper greeting protocol
*Following improper "netiquette" with regard to e-mail
*Not understanding and respecting privacy issues
*Misusing common shared space
*Forgetting to be gender neutral
*Making wardrobe errors
*Misusing voice mail

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I recommend this one!.......2001-02-19

I found this cassette very useful as a refresher course on manners. I had forgotten many of the pointers Marjorie Brody mentioned! It was great listening to it in my car during a long business trip. Many of us believe that we know about proper etiquette, however our actions show differently! This tape can really help.

Customer Reviews:

A very handy reference work........1999-07-16

Need a mail order catalog? 900 categories (such as art works, books, hats, umbrellas, yoga) lead you to 15,000 catalog entries, each with the regular address, 5,000 internet addresses, and phone (in many cases toll free numbers). Want to buy something (e.g., a camera, a VCR) and check out the options first? Look up the category, then contact the manufacturers or retailers. See what I mean handy?

This catalog has a lot of out-dated information.......1998-10-31

In the Catalog of Catalogs, several of the business I called were either out of business or had been sold. And of the book catalogs, many of them were publishing companies who only listed those books they published.

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